Example sentences of "enough for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mansell had taken pole — a record 14th in a season — but Senna 's stunning lap , good enough for the front row , while perhaps having more to do with the driver than the car , revealed that McLaren was closer than usual this year to Williams . |
| 2 | Most likely to irk the feminists is ‘ F O long blonde hair , ’ referring to women attractive enough for the front office . |
| 3 | The 6 cyl is the best Land Rover to fit a V8 into as there is 6″ more room in the engine bay and the brakes are good enough for the extra power The only modification on the vehicle is to trim the side of the footwells to allow the exhaust manifolds to fit The prop gearbox etc remain as original |
| 4 | King Kong plunging to his death from a great height and the real death of a bird in the sky , events dramatic enough for the whirring imagination of a seven year old to cope with . |
| 5 | If the quality is n't high enough for the final product the flexibility gained by using industry standard coding or a page description language such as PostScript means the same file can be passed to a professional typesetting system without the need for re-typing . |
| 6 | We 're nowhere near young enough for the present war , but when the world war comes — we 'll be just right to fight it . |
| 7 | Our understanding of each other is adequate enough for the small change of moral discourse , leaving us in no doubt of how most people feel about being murdered , robbed , raped or cheated , but the more sensitive the valuation the less confidently it can be made . |
| 8 | Actually it is seldom a problem , as there is usually a male holly near enough for the pollinating insects to reach both , but be aware of the possibility that there is n't . |
| 9 | He made a click of disapproval loud enough for the young man to hear . |
| 10 | Lawrence insists the club needs 18,000 gates this term and warned : ‘ Last season 's 15,000 average is n't good enough for the Premier League . ’ |
| 11 | It 's reckoned Swindon are too soft … not quick or hard enough for the premier league but few sides would have stopped the Anfield army at full charge … |
| 12 | I believe in a competitive world , but at the same time I think we have got to be laying sound foundations for future growth and if we are constantly pressured into satisfying stock-market expectations , which are short-term , or under threat of take-over , we will not be investing enough for the long-term development of our businesses . |
| 13 | Two groups were n't enough for the actual experiment , though ; I needed six . |
| 14 | Other materials , made from natural fibres such as cotton , hemp , flax , and even silk , have played their part in the past , and that is the operative term , for , apart from the traditional and ceremonial kites where authenticity is upheld to the highest degree , such materials are no longer good enough for the modern kite . |
| 15 | While East-West links across the Pennines are not good enough for the modern world , there are still the time-honoured facilitating gaps of Tyne and Aire , now complemented by the M62 . |
| 16 | ‘ MIPS and Sparc begat Power , which begat Alpha which will beget something new … none will dominate the open-systems market long enough for the critical mass of software needed for long-term success to develop … the future of RISC microprocessors in the open systems market is dead … |
| 17 | Robson swooped back into Premier League action for the first time since 6 December , but his 14-minute cameo appearance was not long enough for the rusty 36-year-old to re-charge a championship bid which is going rapidly flat . |
| 18 | They took me back to London that night , and looked after me carefully all the next day , so that , although my arm was still aching , and I felt very weak , I was fit enough for the planned journey on Wednesday . |
| 19 | If the words used are wide enough for the above purpose , the court must then consider whether " the head of damage may be based on some ground other than negligence " . |
| 20 | Wooden flooring is an excellent choice — smart enough for the living area ( you could add a rug for cosiness ) yet easy to clean , durable and wo n't harbour food smells . |
| 21 | Meanwhile Yorkshire 's liquidity has held up and should guarantee the county at least another seven years ' existence , time enough for the new management and its overseas players to wave their collective wands . |
| 22 | But that was not enough for the new Chancellor , Denis Healey . |
| 23 | At the last the weather has been descent enough for some of the crags to dry out long enough for the new routers to get busy . |
| 24 | The other is that he heard me following , and staged the attack on himself , with the help of some accomplice unknown — for it could n't have been done alone , could it ? — to put himself in the clear , and immobilise me long enough for the other person to get away , and the body to be well downstream . |
| 25 | The cost of this story was very high , not least for the time , materials and manpower needed to build the ‘ giant ’ sets and props ( the sink , the telephone , the briefcase , the lab bench , etc. ) , all of which had to be robust enough for the regular cast to clamber around . |
| 26 | You will find that two to four teaspoonfuls of oil will be enough for the average back . |
| 27 | Bay is another ; one leaf is quite powerful enough for the average family casserole . |
| 28 | good enough for the whole group ? |
| 29 | But he said it loud enough for the whole restaurant to be convulsed and Ken to enjoy his audience at the same time . |
| 30 | I have been reading the last few pages and I think they are true and beautiful and just , recompense enough for the cold gloom of this untidy and lonely room . |